skepna
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse skepna, from Proto-Germanic *skapnijǭ, from the past participle of *skapjaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]skepna f (genitive singular skepnu, nominative plural skepnur)
- (archaic, uncountable) creation (all the world)
- creature
- animal, beast
- (derogatory) pig, bastard, cow (denoting a beastly, dastardly person)
- (rare, derogatory) slut (promiscuous woman)
- a mildly pejorative term of endearment, showing pity; poor thing
- (obsolete) fate
- (obsolete) sense, wits
Declension
[edit]| Declension of skepna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skepna | skepnan | skepnur | skepnurnar |
| accusative | skepnu | skepnuna | skepnur | skepnurnar |
| dative | skepnu | skepnunni | skepnum | skepnunum |
| genitive | skepnu | skepnunnar | skepna | skepnanna |
Categories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛhpna
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛhpna/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic terms with archaic senses
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic derogatory terms
- Icelandic terms with rare senses
- Icelandic terms with obsolete senses